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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron Q3

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Keychron Q3

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Keychron Q3

  • Layout size

    65%

    80%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Keychron Q3
Performance
59
72
Build quality
63
91
Productivity
83
98
Customizability
73
98
Portability
94
57

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron Q3 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

14 of 26 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Keychron Q3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Steel

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,350 g
2,000 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
20 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q3

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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